[1963]
An underrated Chiffons tune compared to their previous other more well known One Fine Day which was also a great Tokens production.
Everything's in the right place - the legendary girl-group drumbeat, the lead vocal, the harmonies, the bells, the key change, the surreal proto-psych guitar break etc. Perfection.
This tune and The Ronettes Be My Baby were both written by Barry/Greenwich. The drum beat is practically the same, they were recorded around the same time in mid 1963 with totally different producers, vocal groups and ensembles. I'm not sure who got there first but in the end Phil Spector and The Wrecking Crew overloaded the Be My Baby beat with more reverb and made it iconic.
I Have A Boyfriend might (I'm not 100% sure on this, I guess Bob Stanley would know) also have the first usage of that lighter than air "helium marshmallow" guitar sound which means this track has possibly two innovative landmark features.
A top two minute teenage symphony.
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